Memory phrase for the character: 肾

肾

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Meaning

kidney

Pronunciation

shèn

Explanation

Top: (knife刂, hand 又), bottom: body part 月/肉

Mnemonic

(It is located rather central in the body near the spine) A knife in a hand can cut out this body part: The kidney.

Radicals

肉

body part

This radical is on the left in compound words and is simplified as "月", which then looks like “moon, month 月”, but still has the meaning “body part”.

Vocabulary

肾上腺	shèn shàng xiàn	adrenal glands
肾脏	shèn zàng	kidney
肾上腺素	shèn shàng xiàn sù	adrenaline
肾上腺素	shèn shàng xiàn sù

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